A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (2013) Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Yuliya Snigir, Sergei Kolesnikov, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Pavel Lychnikoff and Rasha Bukvic. Screenplay by Skip Woods. Directed by John Moore. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 110 minutes. Rated R. The awkwardly titled A Good Day To Die Hard (what … Continue reading
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (2011) Starring Sean Penn, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon, Harry Dean Stanton, Frances McDormand, Joyce Van Patten and David Byrne. Screenplay by Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 118 minutes. Rated R. This Must Be the Place is such an odd … Continue reading
LET THE MUSIC PLAY – THE STORY OF THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (2012) Featuring Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, Michael McDonald, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, John McFee, Bruce Cohn, Ted Templeman and Joel Selvin. Written by Barry Ehrmann and Rachel Benson. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Video. 103 minutes. Not Rated. Few bands … Continue reading
21 & OVER (2013) Starring Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright, Jonathan Keltz, Francois Chau, Russell Hodgkinson, Daniel Booko, Russell Mercado, Dustin Ybarra, Samantha Futerman, Josie Loren and Christiann Castallonos. Screenplay by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Distributed by Relativity Media. 93 minutes. Rated R. Yes, … Continue reading
Director Spike Lee Has His Red Hook Summer by Brad Balfour When New York-based director Spike Lee makes a film, it’s almost always an event. That’s been the case virtually from the moment he emerged as a hot young indie filmmaker breaking both the color barrier by dealing with subject matter most mainstream directors neither touched … Continue reading
THE INSIDER (1999) Starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Lynne Thigpen, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Michael Paul Chan, Gary Sandy, Breckin Meyer and Rip Torn. Screenplay Michael Mann and Eric Roth. Directed by Michael Mann. Distributed … Continue reading
PETER PAN – DIAMOND EDITION (1953) Featuring the voices of Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, Candy Candido and Tom Conway. Screenplay by Milt Banta, Bill Cottrell, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears and Ralph Wright. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and … Continue reading
Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Tom Hooper – Bringing a Broadway Classic to the Big Screen with Les Misérables by Brad Balfour Based on the legendary Victor Hugo novel – by way of the operatic stage musical created around it – the recently released cinematic version of Les Misérables spans 17 … Continue reading
LAY THE FAVORITE (2012) Starring Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vince Vaughn, Joshua Jackson, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Prepon, Frank Grillo, Wendell Pierce, Jo Newman, Andrea Frankle, Wayne Pére, Dominique DuVernay, Corbin Bernsen and Joel Murray. Screenplay by D.J. DeVincentis. Directed by Stephen Frears. Distributed by Radius/TWC. 94 minutes. Rated R. At the beginning of Lay … Continue reading
Christoph Waltz Unchained by Brad Balfour When Vienna-born Christoph Waltz got the part of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds, few thought this Austrian actor – well known back home, but a question mark for film fans here – would so define a character and himself through this Quentin Tarantino film. Now with Django Unchained, Tarantino … Continue reading
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